geþingan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈθin.ɡɑn/, [jeˈθiŋ.ɡɑn]

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ þingan, apparently modified from Proto-Germanic *þingōną (class-2 weak verb).

Verb

ġeþingan

1. to determine, fix, settle

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeþingan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġeþingan	ġeþingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeþinge	ġeþingde
second person singular	ġeþingest, ġeþingst	ġeþingdest
third person singular	ġeþingeþ, ġeþingþ	ġeþingde
plural	ġeþingaþ	ġeþingdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeþinge	ġeþingde
plural	ġeþingen	ġeþingden
imperative
singular	ġeþing
plural	ġeþingaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeþingende	ġeþinged

Etymology 2

Compare to þēon and þīhan.

Verb

ġeþingan

1. to thrive, grow, become excellent

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġeþingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġeþingan	ġeþingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġeþinge	ġeþang
second person singular	ġeþingst	ġeþunge
third person singular	ġeþingþ	ġeþang
plural	ġeþingaþ	ġeþungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġeþinge	ġeþunge
plural	ġeþingen	ġeþungen
imperative
singular	ġeþing
plural	ġeþingaþ
participle	present	past
	ġeþingende	ġeþungen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “geþingan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.